Author: NH Business Review Staff

Logo firms up N.H. as tax-free shopping haven

The New Hampshire Retail Association is asking retailers and other businesses to use a new logo emphasizing the state's tax-free shopping, "365 Days A Year." The shopping bag-shaped logo, which is available in black-and-white and color formats, is being sent…

Rights or self-interest?

To the editor: The stakeholders in the human rights industry are: 1. The lawyers who profit from it so predictably that plaintiff cases are uniformly accepted on contingency. 2. The lobbyists who support it. 3. The regulatory bodies whose employees,…

Why not disclosure for nonprofits?

From the Feb. 7-20 issue of NHBR, the article, “Disclosure for corporations, why not politics?” was a good one, but why not take it a step further and expand it to “Why not nonprofits?” Isn’t it time that the donors…

The unconstitutional malpractice panels

To the editor: I enjoy your articles in NHBR almost as much as I do the “Flotsam and Jetsam” page. In particular, you somehow got your arms around the problems with the medical malpractice screening panels (“Questions swirl around effectiveness…

Worker co-ops: Like ESOPs, but better

Unlike an ESOP, which merely makes present employees future beneficiaries, a worker co-op is democratically controlled by current employees on a one-person-one vote basis

Four attorneys to be honored with Bar Association awards

Four attorneys will be honored March 7 at the New Hampshire Bar Association’s Midyear Meeting in Manchester. They are being recognized for achievement and dedication to public and community service. The winners are:  • Gordon J. MacDonald of Deering, a…

Applications sought for Fisher Cats scholarships

The application process has begun for the 2014 Fisher Cats Foundation Scholar-Athlete Scholarships. The foundation will award 10 scholarships to outstanding scholar-athletes from New Hampshire who demonstrate excellent academic performance, significant athletic achievement, and active civic involvement. Each award will…

In praise of Kathy Bogle Shields

To the editor: Imagine working on a jigsaw puzzle whose pieces not only move, but change shape, and you have some idea of how hard it is to do effective community development. For 35 years, Kathy Bogle Shields has helped…

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